Made in Africa Evaluation

The Made in Africa plenary during the 8th AfrEA Conference, with participation from the Global South, including from left to right:

Zenda Ofir, Chair

Lennise Baptiste, Caribbean Evaluators International

Ravi Ram, Pacific Islands Evaluation Association

Ana Louisa Guzman, Latin American and Caribbean Network of Evaluation

Arunaselam Rasappan, Asia-Pacific Evaluation Association

Foday Turay, African Evaluation Association

Sonal Zaveri, Community of Evaluators South Asia

Made in Africa Evaluation

The concept seeks to identify and develop a uniquely African approach to evaluation. It emphasises that context, culture, history and beliefs shape the nature of evaluations, specifically in the diverse, often complex African reality.

AfrEA’s objective is to promote and adapt to an African evaluation framework – an approach initiated from inside the continent, and overwhelming supported from outside Africa.

The Made in Africa concept will continuously enjoy prominence. During the 8th AfrEA Conference a special Made in Africa strand attracted global participation from the Global South. We are working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote the initiative and institutionalise processes in AfrEA.